TEN HOURS' BATTLE
ITALIANS CAPTURE ZANZUR. PIERCE FIGHTING. By Telegriph.— Ptem AsßOclfcUom-Copyrtfhl. ROME, 21st September General Hagni reports having captured the Zanzur oasis after a ten hours' battle. The advent of a strong body of Turks forced the Italians to use their reserves, and fierce fighting followed, the artillery being obliged to leave thoir gUMs and charge with fixed baybnets. Two hundred Italians were killed or wounded, \ and the Turkish losses were large.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue LXXXIV, 23 September 1912, Page 7
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73TEN HOURS' BATTLE Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue LXXXIV, 23 September 1912, Page 7
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